WE USE GERUND

1. As a SUBJECT: 2. After a PREPOSITION :

Smoking is bad for your health He crossed without looking
He has a shower before going to school
I am used to getting up early ≠ used to

FORGET, REGRET, REMEMBER

3. After these verbs : + GERUND - Forget/regret/remember
admit mention SOMETHING YOU DID:
avoid mind I remember locking the door before leaving.
can’t help miss + INFINITIVE – forget/regret/remember
can’t stand / can’t bear practise SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO:
consider propose Remember to post the letter

discuss report TRY

enjoy risk + GERUND - DO STH AS AN EXPERIMENT
finish stop* If you can't open it, try pressing the green button.
imagine suggest + INFINITIVE – ATTEMPT, MAKE AN EFFORT
hate BUT would hate to... I tried to move the table, but I couldn't

like BUT would like to... MEAN

love BUT would love to… + GERUND - INVOLVE .
prefer BUT would prefer to... A healthy diet means eating properly
+ INFINITIVE – INTEND
I'm meaning to do more exercise
WE USE INFINITIVE
1.To express PURPOSE: 2. After an ADJECTIVE:
He gave us ten euros to buy some food It is difficult to understand
* SO THAT - We moved to London so that our son could study English.

3. After these verbs: fail learn prepare tend

afford choose force let1 pretend threaten
agree dare help make2 promise wait
appear decide hesitate manage refuse want
arrange demand hope need remind warn
ask deserve intend offer seem wish
attempt enable invite order teach
beg expect know (how) persuade tell

If you want to use the structure “decir/pedir/

ordenar/recordar... a alguien que haga algo -- querer “LET “ and “MAKE” are always followed by
que alguien haga algo”, NEVER COPY IT FROM SPANISH: INFINITIVE WITHOUT “TO”:
I want that he comes She made me cry
The verb with an object must be followed by an INFINITIVE: His parents let him smoke
I want him to come

advise + GERUND INFINITIVE OR GERUND

allow I recommend reading this book begin
encourage continue It started to rain / raining
permit + OBJECT + INFINITIVE start
recommend I recommend my students to read this book